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Note Fair value measurement (Quantitative inputs level 3) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Assets |  |  |  |  |
Trading Securities Debt |  | $ 37,787 |  | $ 33,926 |
Mortgage servicing rights |  | 169,777 |  | 168,031 | $ 196,889
Level 3 |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |
Trading Securities Debt |  | 1,139 | [1] | 1,101 |
Mortgage servicing rights |  | 169,777 |  | 168,031 |
Recurring |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |
Trading Securities Debt |  | 37,787 |  | 33,746 |
Mortgage servicing rights |  | 169,777 |  | 168,031 |
Recurring | Level 3 |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |
Trading Securities Debt |  | 1,139 |  | 1,101 |
Mortgage servicing rights |  | 169,777 |  | 168,031 |
Nonrecurring |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |
Loans | [2] | 73,893 |  |  | $ 79,175
Mortgage Servicing Rights | Recurring | Level 3 |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage servicing rights |  | $ 169,777 |  |  |
Mortgage Servicing Rights | Recurring | Discounted cash flow approach | Maximum | Level 3 |  |  |  |  |
Unobservable inputs |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average life |  | 17 years 5 months |  |  |
Prepayment speed |  | 17.80% |  |  |
Discount rate |  | 15.00% |  |  |
Mortgage Servicing Rights | Recurring | Discounted cash flow approach | Minimum | Level 3 |  |  |  |  |
Unobservable inputs |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average life |  | 1 month |  |  |
Prepayment speed |  | 0.20% |  |  |
Discount rate |  | 9.50% |  |  |
Mortgage Servicing Rights | Recurring | Discounted cash flow approach | Weighted Average | Level 3 |  |  |  |  |
Unobservable inputs |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average life |  | 6 years 10 months |  |  |
Prepayment speed |  | 5.30% |  |  |
Discount rate |  | 11.20% |  |  |
Loan | Nonrecurring | Level 3 |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |
Loans | [3] | $ 61,020 |  |  |
Loan | Nonrecurring | Valuation Technique External Appraisal | Maximum | Level 3 |  |  |  |  |
Unobservable inputs |  |  |  |  |
Haircut Applied On External Appraisal |  | 20.00% |  |  |
Loan | Nonrecurring | Valuation Technique External Appraisal | Minimum | Level 3 |  |  |  |  |
Unobservable inputs |  |  |  |  |
Haircut Applied On External Appraisal |  | 10.00% |  |  |
Loan | Nonrecurring | Valuation Technique External Appraisal | Weighted Average | Level 3 |  |  |  |  |
Unobservable inputs |  |  |  |  |
Haircut Applied On External Appraisal |  | 10.30% |  |  |
Other real estate owned | Nonrecurring | Level 3 |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |
Other real estate owned | [4] | $ 35,233 |  |  |
Other real estate owned | Nonrecurring | Valuation Technique External Appraisal | Maximum | Level 3 |  |  |  |  |
Unobservable inputs |  |  |  |  |
Haircut Applied On External Appraisal |  | 30.00% |  |  |
Other real estate owned | Nonrecurring | Valuation Technique External Appraisal | Minimum | Level 3 |  |  |  |  |
Unobservable inputs |  |  |  |  |
Haircut Applied On External Appraisal |  | 15.00% |  |  |
Other real estate owned | Nonrecurring | Valuation Technique External Appraisal | Weighted Average | Level 3 |  |  |  |  |
Unobservable inputs |  |  |  |  |
Haircut Applied On External Appraisal |  | 24.70% |  |  |
CMO | Recurring |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |
Trading Securities Debt |  | $ 659 |  | 529 |
CMO | Recurring | Level 3 |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |
Trading Securities Debt |  | $ 611 |  | 529 |
CMO | Trading account debt securities | Recurring | Discounted cash flow approach | Maximum | Level 3 |  |  |  |  |
Unobservable inputs |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average life |  | 2 years 1 month |  |  |
Yield |  | 4.40% |  |  |
Prepayment speed |  | 20.70% |  |  |
CMO | Trading account debt securities | Recurring | Discounted cash flow approach | Minimum | Level 3 |  |  |  |  |
Unobservable inputs |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average life |  | 1 year 4 months |  |  |
Yield |  | 3.90% |  |  |
Prepayment speed |  | 16.30% |  |  |
CMO | Trading account debt securities | Recurring | Discounted cash flow approach | Weighted Average | Level 3 |  |  |  |  |
Unobservable inputs |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average life |  | 1 year 11 months |  |  |
Yield |  | 4.10% |  |  |
Prepayment speed |  | 18.90% |  |  |
Other | Recurring |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |
Trading Securities Debt |  | $ 3,459 |  | 3,517 |
Other | Recurring | Level 3 |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |
Trading Securities Debt |  | $ 485 |  | $ 529 |
Other | Recurring | Discounted cash flow approach | Level 3 |  |  |  |  |
Unobservable inputs |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average life |  | 5 years 2 months |  |  |
Yield |  | 12.00% |  |  |
Prepayment speed |  | 10.80% |  |  |
[1] | Refer to Note 29 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the fair value by class of financial asset and its hierarchy level.
[2] | Relates mostly to certain impaired collateral dependent loans. The impairment was measured based on the fair value of the collateral, which is derived from appraisals that take into consideration prices in observed transactions involving similar assets in similar locations, in accordance with the provisions of ASC Section 310-10-35 . Costs to sell are excluded from the reported fair value amount .
[3] | Loans held-in-portfolio in which haircuts were not applied to external appraisals were excluded from this table.
[4] | Other real estate owned in which haircuts were not applied to external appraisals were excluded from this table.

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